Ideal Saddle Modification
Adamo Road
Saddles

Product Description

The little brother of the Racing saddle and 5mm wider, with slightly more gel and padding. We found this doubles as an excellent aerobar saddle and also works well while riding the hoods. Designed for 0-90 hip angle positions. UCI compliant and also boasts the transition hook on the rear.

User Reviews

Weaknesses: Went for a fitting after adding this seat because it seemed to promote a significantly different hip angle. They said it looked fine.

Bottom Line:

I am a 130 pound female, 5'4'.......i had two miserable months on a Terry ride like a girl saddle. The nose of the saddle and the pain it caused on front of pubic bone when i was in aero position, never left my mind while riding. I am ecstatic about this adamo i picked up for fifty bucks on craigslist. Thanks for selling it...and no its not too wide. I am a sprint tri racer and ride minimal mileage on rolling hills. My son stole this seat from me for a couple weeks..so i installed his stock Cervelo seat on my bike.... rode a couple times and ended up with a blister after ten miles, twice. Because i ride hills i would like to try the SMP with the upturned seatback, might be nice to have some leverage....but I am happy for now.

Weaknesses: Slightly heavy and it can be uncomfortable on the muscles down there for a couple rides but

Bottom Line:

I have used a Fizik Aliante since buying my Cervelo RS last year after using the ISM Road Saddle for two years. I've finally had to give it up and go back to the one saddle that doesn't cause me any numbness or discomfort when I ride. I'll never leave ISM again.

Just like most ISM customers my main problem on longer rides was numbness and pain in the genital area.
I can only say THANK YOU!! I almost quit riding my bike because of the issues, but thanks to the Adamo saddle I have no problems anymore, even on long rides.
The fit was no real problem. For the first few rides I had an allan key in my pocket and stoped every now and then to do some adjustments. Since my third ride I've got it just right.
Thank you ISM for giving me back the joy riding my bike.

After purchasing my bike I quickly found that I kept going numb in the groin on rides longer then 30 minutes. This saddle came to my rescue! It takes a few rides to get used to the saddle, but once you do what a difference does it make. No more numbness.

Strengths: Great design... it does what it advertise. Solved all my numbness issues

Weaknesses: My butt is always very sore after each ride. my butt bones feel brused for about 1 week after every ride. I feel that the seat is really too pricey, but then again... alot of big name brands are too $$$

Bottom Line:

If you review the ISM website's FAQ, it will tell you to slowly get use to the feel of this saddle... If you call the ISM customer service (they are very nice) will tell you to limit your ride to 25 miles and it may take up to 7-10 rides to strengthen your Butt Muscles. but after 3 mths of ownership... i just cant get used to it. i'm only 5'7" and 160 lbs and used to log 50+ mile rides every Saturday. but my original saddle started to cause alot of numbness. So after much research online I decided to get the ISM Road. This seat works... it worked great on my numbness but it also caused pain. The pain is keeping me from riding long.